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Organisations researching COVID-19 targeted by malicious cyber actors

Homeland May 18, 2020

Following earlier warnings that malicious cyber actors from states such as China and Russia could try and elicit secure data around coronavirus vaccination testing, reports point to organisations having been targeted. Multiple nations have come under scrutiny for trying to secure information around COVID-19 vaccination testing. In early May, the National ...

NATO continues close consultation with Allies, EU on COVID-19 response

Homeland May 15, 2020

NATO has been consulting closely with Allies and partners from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of these efforts, Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana has participated in weekly coordination calls since mid-March, led by US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. The calls include participation at the level of deputy ...

3M wins US DoD contracts to expand production of N95 respirators

Homeland May 15, 2020

3M has been awarded two contracts through the U.S. Department of Defense in recent weeks to further expand U.S. production of N95 respirators in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Beginning in January, 3M ramped up production of respirators and doubled its global output to 1.1 billion per year – including 35 ...

NAO releases report on MOD’s environmental sustainability objectives

Homeland May 15, 2020

The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made progress in meeting its environmental sustainability objectives but there remains room for improvement. The NAO’s ‘Environmental Sustainability Overview’ report follows a request by the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) to examine how far the MoD ...